The wait is over! Ashley Hough and Penny Barnes are back with an all-new season of Let’s Make a Quilt! Join them to learn a different quilt design every episode and get helpful tips along the way. PLUS, each episode includes a new pattern.
Class Sessions
Cabin Steps
24:00
In this episode, Ashley shows you how to make a traditional log cabin block, giving tips along the way on how to lay out pieces, accurately sew them together, and nest seams when assembling the blocks. Once the quilt top is done, she hands it off to Penny who shares two different ways to quilt this design- custom quilting and all-over quilting.
Retro Rainbow Star
24:00
This episode takes a standard log can block and elevates it with both color and design! Once you get instruction on how to assemble the units, blocks, and put it all together- Penny will show you how to finish it off with quilting. She’ll also share tips for thread color selection when a quilt top has contrasting colors like black and white.
Timeless Traditional
24:00
It’s back to basics with this Timeless Traditional quilt. Ashley will show you how to make simple units like half and quarter square triangles, then show you how to put them together into three traditional blocks. Once finished, Penny shows how to add a touch of modern to the design with fun quilting styles and motifs.
Aztec Lines
24:00
Aztec Lines is one of those quilts that looks more complicated than it really is! If you like half square triangles, you’ll love how this one comes together. Ashley will also show you how to make a square-in-a-square unit, and give you tips for working with skinny strips. Then, Penny will show you how a single quilting motif can be worked over an entire quilt top and not take away from the design.
Tulip Festival
24:00
It’s time to play with bright colors and prints in this episode. Ashley shares tips on how to select various fabric colors and prints that all come together into one cohesive design, then shows you how to assemble the tulip blocks. Penny shows how to accentuate the tulip flower and add fun details to the background, while giving tips for quilting directional quilts.
Subtle Stars
24:00
In this season finale, Ashley shows you how subtle, secondary designs can be created when blocks come together. Then, Penny will show you how simple quilting, like straight lines on a diagonal, can really accentuate a design.
Your Instructor
Ashley Hough and Penny Barnes
Ashley Hough is a quilt designer, pattern maker, instructor, and lover of all things quilting. After learning to sew at the young age of 6 years old, she later discovered the joy of quilting and has grown her skills over the past 15 years. "I love quilting because I love the design process—being able to start with a blank page and essentially create whatever I want." Ashley's designs and patterns have been published in a variety of magazines and her work can be found on National Quilters Circle. Penny Barnes is a longarm quilter, designer, and instructor whose work can be seen in publications such as Modern Quilts Unlimited, McCalls Quilting, and Martingale Publishing. Through her work as a talented longarm quilter, she prides herself on tapping into her creativity. Penny enjoys experimenting with various styles of quilting, mixing traditional and modern elements to in the same quilt to create something totally unexpected. "I love all aspects of the quilting process, even down to the binding!"
Bonus Material
Let’s Make a Quilt - Timeless Traditional
Let’s Make a Quilt - Subtle Stars
Let’s Make a Quilt - Cabin Steps
Let’s Make a Quilt - Tulip Festival
Let’s Make a Quilt - Retro Rainbow Star
Let’s Make a Quilt - Aztec Lines
Bonus Materials available for download after purchase.
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